Chess Players Sculpture Vandalized in John Marshall Park

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by Prince Of Petworth November 18, 2013 at 12:30 pm 12 Comments

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@ShoesMcCoat tweets us the photo above:

“chess sculpture vandalized, John Marshall Park [400 Block of Constitution Ave NW]. What a shame”

Photo via Smithsonian institution art inventories

Fonzy

There’s a homeless lady that makes a shelter with the park benches on a few steps away from this sculpture… I guess MPD asked if she saw anything? I’d imagine you’d have to make a bit of noise to pry that chess board loose.
Anonymous

People are savages. I guess they wanted to sell the copper for scrap? I bet they get only $20 for it, too. Dicks.
Anonymous

I’d ask Bobby Fisher first… just have to find him.
JPK

Check and mate
wylie coyote

This is right next to the Canadian embassy. Surely it was caught on camera and a suspect will be caught soon?
- csp
  
  And the federal courthouse.
Anonymous

Asshat
Anonymous

While this is a terrible defacement and shameful, does anyone else think that this would make an awesome caption contest? Or is it too soon?
- Lisa
  
  I’m glad somebody else said it. Yes, awesome.
  - Anonymous
    
    “If you’re going to cheat like that, I’m taking my board and going home.”
Anonymous

I’m guessing the worthless vandals didn’t play a lot of chess growing up.
Anonymous

Some punks just making trouble. (Blame the parents of those punks) BTW, Bobby Fischer died in January 2008.

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